Heard

hear  (hîr)

v. heard (hûrd), hear·ing, hears

v.tr.

1. To perceive (sound) by the ear: Can you hear the signal?

2. To learn by hearing; be told by others: I heard she got married.

3.

a. To listen to attentively: Hear what I have to tell you.

b. To listen to in an official, professional, or formal capacity: heard the last witness in the afternoon.

c. To listen to and consider favorably: Lord, hear my prayer!

d. To attend or participate in: hear Mass.

v.intr.

1. To be capable of perceiving sound.

2. To receive news or information; learn: I heard about your accident.

3. To consider, permit, or consent to something. Used only in the negative: I won't hear of your going!

Phrasal Verb:

hear from

1. To get a letter, telephone call, or transmitted communication from.

2. To be reprimanded by: If you don't do your homework, you're going to hear from me.

Idiom:

hear, hear

Used to express approval.

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[Middle English hearen, Old English heran; see kous- in Indo-European roots.]

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hearer n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

heard - detected or perceived by the sense of hearing; "a conversation heard through the wall" detected - perceived or discerned; "the detected micrometeoritic material"